Parks

As the weather gets warmer this month, St. Louis gains two more places to enjoy springtime outdoors. St. Charles County is cutting the ribbon of a new…

Torn up nets, fading court lines, unkempt baseball fields, smashed slides, broken pavement, crumbling swing sets and a clogged sprinkler filled with trash…

The Johnson’s Shut-ins State Park, Missouri’s original, natural water park, is ready for action. That’s what Steph Deidrick, a division information…

St. Louis is home to one of the country’s great urban parks.Forest Park encompasses more than 1,300 acres and in addition to walking, running and bike…

Isaac dumps rain, but Mo. drought persistsThe National Weather Service says large parts of rural Missouri and Illinois had between three-to-five inches of…

Since late last year, almost a quarter of Illinois state park superintendents have retired, taking with them in many cases 30 or more years of experience…

The St. Louis County Parks Department presented its business plan to the County Council last night, and for now, no park closures are being discussed.…

People who go camping at state parks in Missouri can now add laptops and iPads to their lists of camping gear and supplies.Prior to this year, only…

Ill. DNR director cannot rule out park closuresAmanda Vinicky contributed reporting from Springfield.The director of the Illinois Dept. of Natural…

County parks audit finds spending on vehicles during budget crisisAn internal audit of the St. Louis County Parks Department has found the department…